P Conforti1, A D'Amicis. 1. Istituto Nazionale di Economia Agraria, Rome, Italy. conforti@inea.it
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Assessing how the Italian average food pattern would be affected in terms of consumption structure and expenditure by the adoption of nutritional prescriptions. DESIGN: A linear programming model with nutritional and food habits constraints was employed to generate a pattern following recommended daily allowances (RDAs) and nutritional guidelines provided for the Italian population. SETTING: Food consumption data from ISTAT Household Budget Survey of Italian population. SUBJECTS: Italian families investigated by the Family Budget Survey of the National Institute of Statistics. RESULTS: Compared to actual behaviour, the pattern generated by the model implies an increased consumption of vegetables, pasta, rice and fresh fish, and a decreased consumption of meats, bread, sugars and cakes, and especially fats and oils. At given prices, total expenditure is lower than actual expenditure. CONCLUSIONS: Differences between actual behaviour and the generated pattern are consistent with long-term trends in food consumption. The adoption of RDAs is unlikely to result in an increased food expenditure.
OBJECTIVE: Assessing how the Italian average food pattern would be affected in terms of consumption structure and expenditure by the adoption of nutritional prescriptions. DESIGN: A linear programming model with nutritional and food habits constraints was employed to generate a pattern following recommended daily allowances (RDAs) and nutritional guidelines provided for the Italian population. SETTING: Food consumption data from ISTAT Household Budget Survey of Italian population. SUBJECTS: Italian families investigated by the Family Budget Survey of the National Institute of Statistics. RESULTS: Compared to actual behaviour, the pattern generated by the model implies an increased consumption of vegetables, pasta, rice and fresh fish, and a decreased consumption of meats, bread, sugars and cakes, and especially fats and oils. At given prices, total expenditure is lower than actual expenditure. CONCLUSIONS: Differences between actual behaviour and the generated pattern are consistent with long-term trends in food consumption. The adoption of RDAs is unlikely to result in an increased food expenditure.
Authors: May A Beydoun; Marie T Fanelli-Kuczmarski; Jennifer Poti; Allyssa Allen; Hind A Beydoun; Michele K Evans; Alan B Zonderman Journal: PLoS One Date: 2018-10-12 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: May A Beydoun; Marie T Fanelli-Kuczmarski; Allyssa Allen; Hind A Beydoun; Barry M Popkin; Michele K Evans; Alan B Zonderman Journal: PLoS One Date: 2015-11-04 Impact factor: 3.240